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This episode of "After The Final Bell", hosted by UFC striking coach Mike Gonzales and YouTube bounty hunter Trevor O'Connor, features guest Jason "The Dragon" Lee, a veteran regional MMA and kickboxing fighter from Colorado. The discussion centered on the physical and mental aftermath of a high-adrenaline fight career, covering topics from brutal historical training methods—like the "car accident four days a week" sparring and "gym wars" with contemporaries like Shane Carwin—to the challenge of cutting weight, which ultimately led to Jason's preferred and successful transition to kickboxing at his natural walking weight. Jason recounted his journey fighting the "who's who" of the region, including a fight where Jeremy Kimble broke his leg, and spoke about the necessary philosophical shift from training to be the biggest to training for maximum life-long effectiveness and preparedness.
A central point of the conversation was the shared health issues faced by the older athletes, specifically the need for testosterone supplementation to combat low levels caused by years of high-level athletic stress, which significantly improved their energy and mental well-being. Most profoundly, Jason shared the long-term impact of fighting trauma on his vision, describing how nerve damage has caused a form of blindness that prevents him from seeing his daughter’s face clearly, yet he maintains hope for future medical solutions. Both Jason and Trevor O'Connor also discussed their struggles with tinnitus and low-end hearing loss, with Trevor noting that wearing modern hearing aids has been instrumental in helping to reconnect his brain's neural pathways.
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